Literature

The Droitwich area is home to a number of published novelists, poets and spoken word performers and has a history of actively promoting literature and spoken word in the area.

This includes regular live lit and spoken word events for the town’s festivals, particularly the summer arts festival, poetry displays in the town library, shops and art exhibitions, and a poet in residence for the 2011 festival arts exhibition in St Andrew’s Church.

DAN’s other literary aspects include a project with Hanbury Hall and Worcestershire Poetry Society Stanza to produce poems inspired by hall, which culminated in publication on the National Trust website and production of a poetry film.

The network also works alongside Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe (WLF) when coordinating its summer literary events.